LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
April 18, 1995
TO: Honorable Curtis Seidlits, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2671
Committee on State Affairs By: Jones, Jesse
House of Representatives
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
2671 (Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of
art therapy; providing a penalty.) this office has determined the
following:
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
The bill would add the practice of art therapy to the Licensed
Professional Counselor Act, specifying qualifications for
licensure as a professional art therapist.
Estimates of the costs to implement the provisions of this bill
detailed below include expenditures for staff, computer
programming costs to set up and maintain the licensee database,
and travel, equipment, and other associated operating expenses.
The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of
the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Probable Cost Out Probable Cost Out Change in
Year of General of General Number of State
Revenue Fund 001 Revenue Fund 001 Employees from
FY 1995
1996 $141,153 $141,153 1.3
1997 56,412 56,412 1.3
1998 56,412 56,412 1.3
1999 56,412 56,412 1.3
2000 56,412 56,412 1.3
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source: Department of Health
LBB Staff: JK, KF, DF